An edition of Understanding environmental policy
(2014)
Understanding environmental policy
Second edition.
by Cohen, Steven
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Understanding environmental policy
2014, Columbia University Press
in English
- Second edition.
023116775X 9780231167758
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Table of Contents
Part I. Developing a framework : Understanding environmental policy : Differing perspectives on environmental policy ; Developing a framework to help understand environmental issues ; Applying the framework to a set of environmental issues ; Toward an interdisciplinary understanding of environmental and sustainability policy
A framework for understanding the environmental policy issue : Values ; Environmental politics ; Science, technology, and the environment ; Environmental policy design and economic factors as an influence on damaging corporate and private behaviors ; Environmental and sustainability management ; Next steps
Part II. Applying the framework : Why can't NYC get a congestion charge? : The nature of the problem: traffic gridlock and congestion pricing in New York City ; Congestion pricing as an issue of values ; Congestion pricing as a political issue ; Congestion pricing as an issue of science and technology ; Congestion pricing as a public policy design issue ; Congestion pricing as a management issue ; Summary of the multiple dimensions of congestion pricing
Who is responsible for e-waste and how can we ensure its safe disposal? : The nature of the problem: the case of electronic waste ; E-waste disposal as an issue of values ; E-waste disposal as a political issue ; E-waste disposal as an issue of science and technology ; E-waste as a public policy design issue ; E-waste disposal as a management issue
Summary of the multiple dimensions of electronic waste
Why is hydrofracking contentious? : The nature of the problem; hydraulic fracturing ; Hydrofracking as an issue of values ; Hydrofracking as a political issue ; Hydrofracking as a public policy design issue ; Hydrofracking as a management issue ; Hydrofracking as an issue of science and technology ; Summary of the multiple dimensions of hydrofracking
How can we assess the risks of, prepare for, and slow climate change? : The nature of the problem of global climate change ; Global climate change as an issue of values ; Global climate change as a political issue ; Global climate change as an issue of science and technology ; Global climate change as an issue of policy design ; Global climate change as a management issue ; Global climate change: a summary of its multiple dimensions
Part III. Understanding, developing, and implementing environmental policy : What has the framework taught us about these environmental sustainability problems and what else do we need to know? : A summary of the framework ; Applying the framework: what did it tell us? ; Values and environmental policy ; Politics and environmental policy ; Science, technology, and environmental policy ; The design of environmental policy and the impact of economics on environmental policy ; Implementing environmental sustainability policy ; Limitations to the framework and possible modifications
Conclusions : Improving environmental policy : Accomplishments of environmental governance ; Improvements needed ; Next steps.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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